| Pascal Clément | |
| Office: | Minister of Justice |
| Term Start: | 2 June 2005 |
| Term End: | 15 May 2007 |
| President: | Jacques Chirac |
| Primeminister: | Dominique de Villepin |
| Predecessor: | Dominique Perben |
| Successor: | Rachida Dati |
| Birth Date: | 12 May 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Death Place: | Paris, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Party: | UMP |
| Alma Mater: | Sciences Po |
Pascal Clément (12 May 1945 - 21 June 2020) was a French politician, member of the UMP.[1] [2] He was a member of the National Assembly of France for the sixth district, encompassing the Loire.[1] [2] He served as Minister of Parliamentary Relations from 1993 to 1995, and Minister of Justice from 2005 to 2007.[1] [2]
Pascal Clément was born on 12 May 1945 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.[1]
He was first elected to the National Assembly of France in 1978, where he served until 1993.[1] [2] From March 1993 to May 1995, he served as Minister of Parliamentary Relations.[1] [2] In June 1995, he joined the National Assembly again after Jacques Cyprès stepped down, and he served until 2005.[1] [2] From June 2005 to May 2007, he served as Minister of Justice.[1] [2]
On a more local level, he served as Mayor of Saint-Marcel-de-Félines from 1977 to 2001, and as councillor from 2001 to 2008.[1] [2] He also served as Vice President of the General Council of the Loire from 1982 to 1994, and as its president from 1994 to 2008.[1] [2]
In 2009, he clashed with Nora Berra after he allegedly said "The day there will be as many minarets as cathedrals, this country won't be France any more."[3] [4] Both Berra and Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet left the room as they found it anti-Muslim, though he later denied he ever said that.[3] [5]
Pascal Clément died due to the lung infection and Pascal's COVID-19 reports were negative according to the family.[6] [7]